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Obama says health law shouldn't be excuse to raise rates The New York Times Share     President Obama, whose vilification of insurers helped push a landmark health care overhaul through Congress, warned industry executives at the White House not to use the bill "as an opportunity to enact unjustifiable rate increases that don't boost care and inflate their bottom line." Obama made his remarks after a private meeting with executives of leading health insurance companies and with state insurance commissioners who regulate them. As the new law is being implemented, the White House wanted to issue a pointed reminder to insurers — and the public — that the president intends to monitor the industry's behavior. More
 GOP senators may still block more jobless benefits The Associated Press Share
A Republican filibuster appears increasingly likely to kill long-sought legislation extending jobless benefits and a host of other spending and tax measures, despite a new round of cuts to the measure Wednesday that reduced its deficit impact even further. More Obama proposes interim health protections Los Angeles Times Share
The regulations, all outlined in the health care overhaul bill, include barring insurance plans from denying coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. Republicans call the rules a sales job. More For denied claims, a bit of help in the health law The New York Times Share
Fighting with a health plan over a denied claim can leave people feeling they have been injured all over again. The new health law makes the system somewhat more consumer-friendly. Starting this fall, patients in all health plans can contest claim denials in an independent state-level review procedure — a recourse that has not generally been available to employees of companies that pay their employees' health claims directly. More States face new pinch as stimulus ebbs The Wall Street Journal Share
Already-strapped states are about to face a new squeeze as the boost from federal economic-stimulus spending draws to a close and Washington looks increasingly reluctant to widen the nation's budget deficit. More
 Apply for an Aging Services Grant Retirement Research Foundation Share
The Retirement Research Foundation is accepting proposals for its general grants program. The program supports direct service, advocacy, education and training programs for professionals working directly with elders, and research to improve the quality of life and independence of vulnerable older adults. More Early birds, secure your conference room today! n4a Share
The n4a 35th Annual Conference & Tradeshow is July 17 to 21 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch. Rooms at the n4a group rate are available until June 25 or until the group block is full, whichever occurs first. If you have not done so, reserve your room for conference today. The Registration Brochure is available online — early bird rates still apply! More  Fatality crash rate falls for older drivers The New York Times Share
The rate of older drivers involved in fatal road crashes plunged during the last decade, according to a report released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. More Retirements by baby-boomer doctors, nurses could strain overhaul The Washington Post Share
Since the passage of the health care law in March, much has been said about the coming swarm of millions of retiring baby boomers and the strain they will put on the nation's health care system. More
 System checks Rx compliance via cell phone, RFID Internet Revolution Share
A recovering heart surgery patient forgets to take his post-operative medicine. That can be dangerous; but doctors and family can know within hours, not days, because of a system that links the pill bottle to a cell phone and the Internet. The telemonitoring system, eMedonline, is being tested at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, N.Y., with patients recovering from congestive heart failure. More  New study on Medicaid long-term care Deloitte Share
A new study by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions claims that the costs of Medicaid's long-term care services could cripple states' already-fragile budgets. The study, Medicaid Long-Term Care: The Ticking Time Bomb, runs through worst- and best-case scenarios; the best being that Medicaid costs as a percentage of state budgets will nearly double by 2030. The worst is these costs will nearly triple, rising to 50 percent of the operating budget in one state. More HHS gears up for Web portal's launch POLITICO Share
For Todd Park, working these days as chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services feels more like working at a frantic Silicon Valley startup. Park is in charge of launching HealthCare.gov, the new Web portal designed to give consumers a place to research and compare health insurance plans. With the launch July 1 date only a week away, Park and a team of more than 20 HHS staffers are pulling extra shifts to open a resource-heavy, data-intensive site that will pull together information from dozens of private insurance companies, integrated with resources on public insurance programs. More
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